An old Russian unit of weight equal to about 40 pounds or roughly 10 kilograms, used historically for trade and commerce.
From Russian 'berkovets' (берковец), possibly derived from 'Novgorod' or related to Old Slavic trade terminology. Historically used throughout the Russian Empire.
Before metric systems standardized measurements, every region had their own quirky weights—the berkovets connected Russian merchants to their Byzantine and Arabic trading partners, each with different weight systems.
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